Chapter 513: Headless Unsolved Case

When he saw Xu Mo, without a word, seize Hu Zong and try to take him back for tea, Han Fei was also a bit bewildered, his face even showed confusion.

But when he heard Xu Mo say to Hu Zong, "Your subordinates have already turned you in," Han Fei instantly understood.

Hu Zong's subordinates, each one, are all bad characters; given this, can the company's top boss keep a clean butt?

It can be assumed that Hu Zong has also taken part in many illegal acts, and compared with those arrested today, he is no less.

At first Han Fei didn't anticipate this turn, because his mind was filled with the corpse in the bridge pier; his head was occupied by that murder case from years ago, so he didn't think it through at all.

After Xu Mo said that, he finally figured it out.

Han Fei couldn't help looking at Xu Mo, thinking that Xu Mo's mind is indeed delicate; even with a difficult case entangling him, he can still pay attention to matters beyond the case, which is great!

When Hu Zong learned from Xu Mo that his subordinates had already sold him out, he could only give a helpless smile.

The senior executives who had fought alongside him indeed knew some of the illegal deeds he had done back then.

Having been arrested, they will definitely sell themselves out for Merit and Sentence Reduction.

Thus, Hu Zong had no doubt about the truth of Xu Mo's words.

……

Police Station.

Because Hu Zong was relatively cooperative, Xu Mo and Han Fei simply handed the interrogation of him over to Chen Ke and Li Chen.

Hu Zong didn't hide anything; he plainly explained everything.

Because he didn't know to what extent his subordinates had betrayed him; if they had already disclosed all his illegal acts while he kept quiet, the conviction might add a charge of non‑cooperation, possibly increasing the sentence.

It would be better for him to confess now and receive leniency.

While Chen Ke and Li Chen interrogated Hu Zong, Han Fei and Xu Mo were also brainstorming in the office.

"Since the lead from the construction company has gone cold and the killer's identity is hard to trace, let's first investigate the victim's identity," Xu Mo said.

Han Fei gave a wry smile.

"This route is probably even less viable; I had Xiao Wang check missing person cases from twenty‑four years ago that fit the criteria, and there wasn't a single one. Back then there were only a few cases of missing women and children, no cases of a man in his forties disappearing."

In the year the Binjiang Bridge was built, the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau did not receive any missing‑person reports of a man matching the criteria.

Although it's unknown why no such report was filed then, this means that the approach of solving the case by investigating the victim's identity is basically a dead end.

No missing‑person cases that fit the criteria? That makes it a bit tricky… Xu Mo couldn't help but furrow his brow.

The victim's identity is hard to confirm, and the killer is very likely one of the construction workers, but the workers who participated in that project are now all unreachable.

This causes the case to fall into a stalemate, with no way to start the investigation.

Soon, the forensic doctor also arrived at Han Fei's office.

He first looked at Han Fei: "Han Team."

Then he also noticed Xu Mo: "Team Leader Xu is also here."

Han Fei pinched his bridge and asked.

"What's the matter?"

"The autopsy results are in; the corpse's preservation is far from ideal—exposed to air for years, with heavy moisture under the bridge, which accelerated DNA degradation, and no DNA was detected in the bones."

That's another bad news.

Since there was no missing‑person report that met the criteria back then, and the victim's DNA can't be identified, the victim's identity is virtually impossible to confirm.

Moreover, the construction company cannot contact the workers who built the bridge, so even an experienced criminal investigator like Han Fei can only sigh.

This case is fundamentally untraceable, a perfect Headless Unsolved Case.

Xu Mo at this moment also realized the trouble of this case, and his brow furrowed even deeper.

He should know his case‑solving rate is still 100% to date, a solid industry legend, and Xu Mo doesn't want it to end here.

However, this case truly is hard to investigate; there is not a single clue.

To solve it, unless Xu Mo one day happens to run into the killer on the street, then he can use the Criminal Capture Radar to crack the case.

But the problem is, the case is over twenty years old; after so many years, whether the killer is still in Yangcheng is unknown, and even if he is, the chance that he and Xu Mo happen to meet in the vast Yangcheng is how large?

One could say the probability is very small, almost nonexistent.

If the system could give me another Powerful Cheat, that would be great… Xu Mo thought to himself.

The moment this thought arose, a prompt tone rang in Xu Mo's mind.

"You successfully captured the criminal and earned a reward—Case Clue Pouch ×3; Criminal Capture Radar range increased by one meter (current range is one hundred twenty‑four meters)."

Case Clue Pouch? Does it help with the investigation?

Xu Mo wondered in his mind.

After looking at the description of this reward, Xu Mo found it to be exactly that; the so‑called Case Clue Pouch works roughly as its literal name suggests.

In short, opening the pouch yields a highly critical directional clue that can help solve the case.

It's like giving a pillow when you're sleepy… this thing really came just in time!

Xu Mo's furrowed brow instantly relaxed.

With a System Reward pouch, this Headless Unsolved Case might actually be solvable.

Of course, the pouch definitely can't be taken out in front of Han Fei, so Xu Mo plans to send Han Fei away.

"Han Team, want to go to the restroom for a cigarette?"

Han Fei, upon hearing that, immediately nodded; he has a habit of smoking a cigarette when faced with a tough case, and casually picked up the cigarette pack and lighter on the desk.

"Fine, let's disperse our thoughts."

"Alright, Han Team, you go ahead; I'll wait here."

Han Fei: "?"

"You don't smoke, so why the hell are you asking me if I want to go to the restroom to smoke? Are you sick?!"